3177 x 2389 px | 26,9 x 20,2 cm | 10,6 x 8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1903
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Illustration by William Barnes Wollen (1857–1936) from a special edition history of England published in 1903. Info from wiki: Athlone was besieged twice during the Williamite War in Ireland (1689–91). The town is situated in the centre of Ireland on the River Shannon and commanded the bridge crossing the river into the Jacobite-held province of Connacht. For this reason, it was of key strategic importance. An assault was made on the eastern part of Athlone on 20 June, which caused the Jacobites to retreat across the Shannon to the west bank of the river, but on the way the rebels dismantled the bridge However, Ginkel identified another crossing upriver and sent an elite grenadier force, 2, 000 strong, to cross there and attack the Jacobite positions from the rear. The grenadiers manned the town's west-facing ramparts and held off Jacobite counter-attacks until the main Williamite force could be brought up.[6] After this, the Jacobite garrison, who had been awaiting reinforcement from the main Jacobite force advancing from Limerick, hastily abandoned their positions in Athlone. Ginkel and the Williamites went on to march on Limerick. On the march they were confronted by the main Jacobite army at the Battle of Aughrim and the Williamites inflicted a crushing defeat on them — effectively ending Jacobite resistance in Ireland.
